- Date Of Birth: March 15, 1949
- Date Of Death: September 30, 2022
- State: Idaho
Randy Nate Orgill passed away unexpectedly on September 30, 2022, at his home in Clovis, California. He was 73 years old. Randy was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on March 15, 1949, the oldest son of his parents, Nate and Johni Orgill. He attended school in Pocatello, Idaho, and graduated from Pocatello High School—where he was known as a bit of a hell-raiser—in 1967. He eventually went on to attend Idaho State University, majoring in Accounting and eventually graduating shortly after getting married. At the time of his retirement, he had been a licensed CPA for thirty-seven years.
Randy worked at a Conoco station and at other jobs in and around Pocatello to support himself while he was going to school. He met his future wife, Linda Orgill (née Long) while he was finishing his college degree. Linda and Randy married in 1973, and they enjoyed a long and happy marriage. They would have been married for fifty years this coming March.
When he was a young man, Randy was an avid sportsman, enjoying camping at Redfish Lake, and fishing and hunting with his oldest sons, his dad and his brothers. He was also a very accomplished water-skier, having first learned to ski when he was fifteen years old at American Falls Reservoir—even skiing behind a car in a canal during his hell-raising days. Randy was meticulous about keeping up the landscaping around his house and seemed to enjoy the work involved (at least until the last few years), which he often shared with his children. He also passed on a do-it-yourself work ethic to his kids, who were frequently engaged in helping with various home-improvement projects around the house.
In retirement, he helped his wife care for his 95-year old mother-in-law. He also enjoyed his longtime hobby of woodworking and spent many, many happy hours working on various projects and improving his woodshop. Another way he passed the time was with bike-riding. He logged roughly 36,000 miles on his bike around Clovis and Fresno with his son, Jeremy, during the last decade of his life. Finally, he was a habitual blood donor since the mid-1990s, donating more than ten gallons of blood to the Central California Blood Center.
Randy was preceded in death by his parents Nate and Johni; his two fathers-in-law, Frank Long and Ed Kase; his seven dogs; and five grand-dogs. He is survived by his wife Linda; his mother-in-law, Eleanor Kase; his three brothers, Barry (Peggy), Jeff (Michelle), and Brian (Julie); his six children, Suzanne (George), Nate (Karina), Jeremy, Ryan (Danielle), Shawn, and Tasha; his eight grandchildren, Peter, Madison, Jack, Josh, Atticus, Emilie, Katie, and little Randy; his two dogs, Magpie and Blonnie; and six grand-dogs. He is loved and missed by his family.
